John W. Hickenlooper

U.S. Senator · Colorado · Democrat

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 10, 2026 · How we measure

Effectiveness, 119th Congress so far

How it’s measured
1.04· expected 0.63

Above expectations

Rank 36 of 100 in the Senate · expected = average of 29 minority-party members without a committee lead

How far Hickenlooper’s own bills got, weighted by substance. The average member scores 1.00.

  1. Introduced 35
  2. Action in committee 12
  3. Action beyond committee 9
  4. Passed chamber 5
  5. Became law 0

35 bills and joint resolutions sponsored: 0 significant (got a roll call vote), 35 substantive, 0 commemorative. Compare the Senate

Became law inside another bill (1)

Hickenlooper’s own bill stalled, but the Congressional Research Service lists an identical bill, or one with similar text, that became law. Shown for context; not counted in the score, which follows the Center for Effective Lawmaking. How this works

How Hickenlooper’s ratings compare with every senator

Ratings, 119th Congress

Scores run 0–100 and always sit next to a median. Each tick is one senator; the ringed marker is Hickenlooper.

Hickenlooper in plain answers: party votes, bipartisanship, who votes alike

Attendance

How it’s measured
99/ 100

Chamber median 98 · 10 missed of 915

Voted on 905 of 915 roll calls; missed 10. Higher than 77% of senators.

85%100%

Party loyalty

How it’s measured
95/ 100

Senate D median 96 · Rank 30 of 47

Sided with the Democratic majority on 830 votes that split the parties. Lower than 80% of senators.

75%100%

Bipartisan

How it’s measured
11/ 100

Chamber median 9 · +2

Average agreement with members of the other party on contested votes. Higher than 76% of senators.

0%30%

Position

How it’s measured
−0.30

Democratic middle 80%: -0.51 to -0.23

Left–right position from roll-call similarity (DW-NOMINATE, Voteview), from −1 to +1. Members who vote alike sit near each other.

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Hickenlooper’s bills that made it out of committee or further

All bills

9 bills and joint resolutions sponsored in the 119th Congress, furthest along first. These are the bills counted in Hickenlooper’s effectiveness score.

How we count words
  • S. 2437 Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program Reauthorization Act of 2026Reauthorizes the Snow Water Supply Forecasting Program through fiscal year 2036. AI-readWater Resources Development · Introduced Oct 5, 2026Substantive619 words Introduced
  • S. 1838 DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE Project Act of 2026Establishes federal grant program for inclusive health research and services for people with intellectual disabilities. AI-readHealth · Introduced Aug 10, 2026SubstantiveText pending Introduced
  • S. 1437 ASCEND ActProvides statutory authority for NASA's Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition program for Earth science research. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Introduced Dec 10, 2025Substantive840 words Introduced
  • S. 503 NET ActRequires the FCC to biennially report on network equipment availability's impact on broadband deployment. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Introduced Nov 10, 2025Substantive233 words Introduced
  • S. 154 Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension ActExtends through fiscal year 2026 pilot projects to increase water levels in the Upper Colorado River Basin and Lake Mead. AI-readWater Resources Development · Introduced Jun 23, 2025Substantive88 words Introduced
  • S. 4116 Geo POWER ActAuthorizes federal support for geothermal energy development and research programs. AI-readEnergy · Out of committee Sep 30, 2026Substantive538 words Out of committee
  • S. 3792 Water Project Navigators ActEstablishes a navigator program to assist with federal water project applications. AI-readWater Resources Development · Out of committee Sep 17, 2026Substantive1.8k words Out of committee
  • S. 1898 ORBITS Act of 2025Addresses orbital debris and space object tracking and mitigation. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Jun 18, 2026Substantive2.8k words Out of committee
  • S. 245 Insure Cybersecurity Act of 2025Establishes cybersecurity insurance requirements or standards. AI-readScience, Technology, Communications · Out of committee Jun 9, 2025Substantive1k words Out of committee

Stage comes from each bill’s latest action on congress.gov; the full history is on each bill page.